Olive Thomas

All men are created equal. That is at least what they say. According to our founding fathers, all men are created equal. Most people know that this is not the case. Everybody should be be treated equal. When I say everybody, I am not excluding any races, any sexualities, or any religions. I mean every last person on this earth. When I think about equality I like to think about S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders and Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. In Hinton’s book you have the different social…

Elected in 1801, Thomas Jefferson was a well rounded visionary for his time. From agriculture to law, his knowledge encompassed almost every academic and scientific area. I consider him the greatest president in United States history because he was passionate about human rights, education, and minimalistic government. He never accepted defeat when his attempts to abolish slavery, establish public education, and decrease political control over states failed. Jefferson was truly a man for the…

“Nature is the national past, the basis of the national identity, an infinite source of moral regeneration, and guarantee of the democratic constitution,” (Opie 199). The picturesque and sublime aesthetic approaches to landscapes became foundational in American culture. America in its entirety is a melting pot, the culmination of other cultures into one country. However, Europeans were among the first to develop and colonize North America. Consequently, many European artists, poets, writers, and…

How perfect would life be if no one ever failed and everyone followed a set of standards to be upheld? Sir Thomas More addresses this conjecture in Utopia, in which he discusses different failings of the normal world and compares these issues to the Utopians. More establishes a society that is governed by reason and logic to avoid the consequences of human failings. In the section dedicated to monetary values, More implements a new way of thinking about gold and silver. Punishments and rewards…

In William Golding's novel The Lord of the Flies, the setting is on a beautiful island with perfectly warm weather, the group boys stranded on the island were able to find food such as berries and they were able to hunt for food their water supply was great they had a stream that flowed right by where they stayed. When the boys first were on the island, Ralph, one of the older boys, Blew a conch to have a “meeting’’ there they discussed a meeting and planning a way for them to be rescued. Having…

The Enlightenment or some may call, Age of Reason, did not have as many fair laws or rights as we do now. The Enlightenment was during the late 17th and 18th century. Several historians named this period of time, the Age of Enlightenment because it was a time of high intellect and new ideas. The four philosophers at this time was, John Locke, Voltaire, Adam Smith, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Philosophers are people who share their views and theory. The big question that pops out is, what was the…

and ninety-three patents, Thomas Edison, is known to be one of the greatest inventor of all time, having the record for the most number of patents. Most of his inventions till this day, still greatly effects the lives of humans everywhere. Thomas Edison was born in February of eighteen forty-seven, in Milan, Ohio to mother Nancy Elliott Edison, a teacher and Samuel Edison, a political activist. Who both influenced his life to a great extent. During his childhood, Thomas had almost lost all his…

I do not believe in perfect political solutions. The human race is diverse. Human beings have organized into communities for thousands of years, adhering to common rules of conduct. Despite ample time, no single policy or political agenda has endured the millennium. Individual societies have developed independently and therefore, can be held to no standard but their own. My political philosophy is that government is best when is behaves as either a delegate or a trustee on behalf of its people.…

AKRON, Ohio—Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is a hidden treasure located in West Akron. It is largest National Historic Landmark, and is the nation’s 6th largest historic home open to the public. It is an accredited museum of the American Alliance of Museums, one of only 26 in Ohio and one of only 802 in all of the United States. The Estate includes five historic buildings and eight historic gardens on 70 acres. Stan Hywet has been named the #1 Historic Home Tour in America by USA Today. Stan…

Throughout history, the U.S has proven to have imperialistic tendencies. This could be closely related to the fact that our founding countries have too had a taste for acquiring new territories. With the capturing of these new lands, the country expects that the gains of these new territories will bring positive circumstances as opposed to negative effects. Fortunately, through the acquisition of the Louisiana territory in 1803 and Puerto Rico in 1899, we as a country have greatly benefitted.…